2022 Georgia State Panthers baseball team

2022 Georgia State Panthers baseball
2022 Georgia State Panthers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	30–27 (15–15 SBC)
Head coach	Brad Stromdahl (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Taylor; Lars Davis; Niko Buentello;
Home stadium	Georgia State Baseball Complex
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Georgia State Panthers baseball team represented Georgia State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Panthers played their home games at Georgia State Baseball Complex and were led by third-year head coach Brad Stromdahl. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 13 Texas State ‍†‍‍^y	26	–	4	–	0	.867	47	–	14	–	0	.770
No. 21 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍^y	23	–	7	–	0	.767	41	–	20	–	0	.672
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍^y	21	–	8	–	1	.717	39	–	20	–	1	.658
Louisiana ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	11	–	0	.633	37	–	23	–	0	.617
South Alabama ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567	31	–	23	–	0	.574
Troy ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	32	–	24	–	0	.571
Georgia State ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	30	–	27	–	0	.526
Little Rock ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0	.379	24	–	27	–	0	.471
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	20	–	33	–	0	.377
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1	.317	20	–	35	–	1	.366
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	15	–	39	–	0	.278
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	5	–	24	–	0	.172	11	–	38	–	0	.224

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 22, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Georgia State was picked to finish eleventh with 34 votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	South Alabama	139 (7)
2	Georgia Southern	118
T3	Coastal Carolina	117 (3)
T3	Louisiana	117 (2)
5	UT Arlington	78
6	Troy	74
7	Texas State	71
8	Little Rock	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	59
10	Appalachian State	38
11	Georgia State	34
12	Arkansas State	28

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

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Miles Smith (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, Pitcher)
Tyler Tuthill (APP, Jr, Pitcher)
Brandon Talley (LA, Sr, Pitcher)
Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Jr, Catcher)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1st Base)
Luke Drumheller (APP, Jr, 2nd Base)
Eric Brown (CCU, Jr, Shortstop)
Ben Klutts (ARST, Sr, 3rd Base)
Christian Avant (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
Josh Smith (GSU, Jr, Outfielder)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, Outfielder)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, Utility)
Noah Ledford (GASO, Jr, Designated Hitter)

Personnel

2022 Georgia State Panthers baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
0	C	Chase Wullenweber	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Gr	West Chester, Ohio
1	LHP	Cameron Jones	R/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Kathleen, Georgia
2	INF	Caleb Stewart	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Waycross, Georgia
3	OF	Kyle Riesselmann	R/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	So	Tyrone, Georgia
4	LHP	Seth Clark	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Loganville, Georgia
5	INF	Jesse Donohoe	L/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Columbus, Georgia
6	RHP	Micah Earwood	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Cartersville, Georgia
7	RHP	Joseph Brandon	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Loganville, Georgia
8	INF	DeAngelo Abboud	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Lawrenceville, Georgia
9	OF	Dalton Pearson	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	Johns Creek, Georgia
10	INF	Luke Boynton	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Marietta, Georgia
11	OF	Jonathan Ponder	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Lawrenceville, Georgia
12	LHP	Dawson Sweatt	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Fayetteville, Georgia
13	C	Kyle Hilton	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Savannah, Georgia
14	INF	Will Maze	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Snellville, Georgia
15	C	Blaine Marchman	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	Loganville, Georgia
16	LHP	Nick Lommen	R/L	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Minnetonka, Minnesota
17	INF	Dylan Strickland	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Loganville, Georgia
18	RHP	Camren Landry	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Johns Creek, Georgia
19	INF	Trent Reddick	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Dallas, Georgia
20	RHP	Chad Treadway	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Asheville, North Carolina
21	INF	Griffin Cheney	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Gr	Johns Creek, Georgia
22	RHP	Johnny Dow	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Marietta, Georgia
23	OF	Max Ryerson	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Conway, South Carolina
24	LHP	Brandon Haston	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Douglasville, Georgia
25	RHP	Ryan Watson	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Sugar Hill, Georgia
26	RHP	Trey Horton	L/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Acworth, Georgia
27	RHP	Mason Patel	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Knoxville, Tennessee
31	RHP	David White	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Newnan, Georgia
33	RHP	Rafael Acosta	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	San Domingo, Dominican Republic
34	RHP	Chandler Dawson	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Warner Robins, Georgia
35	RHP	Jeremiah Newman	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
39	RHP	Duncan Lutz	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	So	Homerville, Georgia
40	RHP	Dylan Matela	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Alpharetta, Georgia
42	OF	JoJo Jackson	R/L	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Stone Mountain, Georgia
44	OF	Josh Smith	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	College Park, Georgia
45	LHP	Brandon Kaminer	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Gr	Coral Springs, Florida
81	INF	Ayden Digiacomo	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Buford, Georgia
	C	Matt Hoffman	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
	C	Colin Hynek	/	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Rockmart, Georgia

Head coach

Brad Stromdahl (Central Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Taylor (Columbus State)
Lars Davis (Illinois)
Niko Buentello (Auburn)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 3 June 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	Georgia State win
	Georgia State loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Georgia State team member

2022 Georgia State Panthers baseball game log

Regular season (30–26)

February (4–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 18	Purdue Fort Wayne		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 13–2	Treadway (1-0)	Miller (0-1)	Lutz (1)		372	1–0
Feb. 19	Purdue Fort Wayne		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 12–2	Dawson (1-0)	Deany (0-1)	None		395	2–0
Feb. 19	Purdue Fort Wayne		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 6–5	Clark (1-0)	Myer (0-1)	None		395	3–0
Feb. 20	Purdue Fort Wayne		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 8–7	Reddick (1-0)	Martens (0-1)	Jones (1)		385	4–0
Feb. 23	at Kennesaw State		Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA	L 4–6	Pinson (1-0)	Landry (0-1)	Holler (1)	Youtube.TV	485	4–1
Feb. 25	at No. 15 Florida		Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL	L 1–4	Barco (2-0)	Kaminer (0-1)	Ficarrotta (2)	SECN+	5,571	4–2
Feb. 26	at No. 15 Florida		Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL	L 4–13	Purnell (1-0)	Watson (0-1)	None	SECN+	6,511	4–3
Feb. 27	at No. 15 Florida		Florida Ballpark • Gainesville, FL	L 1–12	Ficarrotta (2-0)	Acosta (0-1)	None	SECN+	5,100	4–4

March (11–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1	at No. 18 Georgia Tech		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	L 2–4	Grissom, Jr. (1-1)	Landry (0-2)	Brown (3)	ESPN+	376	4–5
Mar. 4	Villanova		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 15–0	Kaminer (1-1)	Siegenthaler (0-2)	None		321	5–5
Mar. 5	Villanova		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 3–0	Treadway (2-0)	Patten (1-2)	Jones (2)		355	6–5
Mar. 6	Villanova		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 8–4	Watson (1-1)	Cole (0-1)	None		365	7–5
Mar. 8	at Wofford		Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC	W 4–1	Landry (1-2)	Marcoccio (1-2)	Jones (3)	ESPN+	127	8–5
Mar. 11	Presbyterian		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 11–6	Brandon (1-0)	McDaniel (1-1)	Watson (1)		221	9–5
Mar. 12	Presbyterian		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 10–13	Howard (2-1)	Dawson (1-1)	Flood (1)		335	9–6
Mar. 13	Presbyterian		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 10–6	Acosta (1-1)	Matthews (2-2)	Jones (4)		333	10–6
Mar. 15	at No. 19 Clemson		Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 6–1	Treadway (3-0)	Barlow (0-1)	None	ACCNX	3,819	11–6
Mar. 18	Little Rock		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 9–3	Dow (1-0)	Arnold (3-2)	Watson (2)		305	12–6	1–0
Mar. 19	Little Rock		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 7–4	Lutz (1-0)	Smallwood (2-1)	Treadway (1)	ESPN+	395	13–6	2–0
Mar. 20	Little Rock		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 12–8	Landry (2-2)	Vaught (0-2)	Watson (2)	ESPN+	391	14–6	3–0
Mar. 22	vs. No. 17 Georgia		Coolray Field • Lawrenceville, GA	L 3–10	Melear (1-0)	Reddick (1-1)	None		1,034	14–7
Mar. 25	at Louisiana–Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 3–5	Orton (1-0)	Jones (0-1)	None	ESPN+	941	14–8	3–1
Mar. 26	at Louisiana–Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 2–5	Cressend (2-2)	Dawson (1-2)	Shaw (1)	ESPN+	1,120	14–9	3–2
Mar. 27	at Louisiana–Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 8–5	Treadway (4-0)	Jans (0-3)	Jones (5)		989	15–9	4–2
Mar. 29	at Mercer		OrthoGeorgia Park • Macon, GA	L 5–15	Cosper (3-0)	Matela (0-1)	None		1,028	15–10

April (9–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	South Alabama		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 10–8	Clark (2-0)	Smith (4-1)	Watson (4)		215	16–10	5–2
Apr. 2	South Alabama		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 4–3	Dawson (2-2)	Boswell (4-2)	Treadway (2)	ESPN+	395	17–10	6–2
Apr. 3	South Alabama		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 9–5	Jones (1-1)	Lehrmann (1-1)	Watson (5)	ESPN+	376	18–10	7–2
Apr. 5	Tuskegee		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	Game postponed
Apr. 6	Reinhardt		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 4–0⁵	Brandon (2-0)	Paulsen (1-3)	None		200	19–10
Apr. 8	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 14–8	Patel (1-0)	VanScoter (5-2)	None	ESPN+	1,333	20–10	8–2
Apr. 9	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Books Stadium • Conway, SC	W 7–6	Lutz (2-0)	Maniscalco (0-1)	Watson (6)	ESPN+	1,444	21–10	9–2
Apr. 10	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 5–4	Sweatt (1-0)	Parker (1-2)	Watson (7)	ESPN+	1,806	22–10	10–2
Apr. 12	Georgia Tech		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 9–5	Matela (1-1)	Hill (0-1)	None	ACCNX	1,166	23–10
Apr. 14	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 2–4	Thompson (3-1)	Patel (1-1)	None	ESPN+	1,780	23–11	10–3
Apr. 15	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 1–11	Paden (4-0)	Dawson (2-3)	None	ESPN+	1,694	23–12	10–4
Apr. 16	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 8–10	Johnson (4-3)	Jones (1-2)	None	ESPN+	1,650	23–13	10–5
Apr. 19	Kennesaw State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 6–5	Jones (2-2)	Pinson (3-2)	None	ESPN+	331	24–13
Apr. 22	Louisiana		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 4–5	Hammond (2-0)	Jones (2-3)	None	ESPN+	347	24–14	10–6
Apr. 23	Louisiana		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 3–6	Schultz (2-3)	Dawson (2-4)	None	ESPN+	378	24–15	10–7
Apr. 24	Louisiana		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 2–14⁷	Wilson (4-1)	Landry (2-3)	None	ESPN+	367	24–16	10–8
Apr. 26	at No. 14 Georgia		Foley Field • Athens, GA	L 1–16	Marsh (3-0)	Lutz (2-1)	None	SECN+	2,882	24–17
Apr. 29	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 1–10	Fuller (2-0)	Horton (0-1)	None	ESPN+	1,949	24–18	10–9
Apr. 30	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 3–4	Gamble (2-3)	Watson (1-2)	Stewart (4)	ESPN+	1,806	24–19	10–10

May (6–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 2–3	Schrepf (1-0)	Landry (2-4)	None	ESPN+	1,692	24–20	10–11
May 3	at Alabama State		Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL	W 13–7	Clark (3-0)	Matos (0-3)	None		180	25–20
May 4	Middle Tennessee		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 7–9	Brycen (1-1)	Watson (1-3)	None		245	25–21
May 6	Appalachian State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 12–1	Horton (1-1)	Tuthill (1-6)	None		351	26–21	11–11
May 7	Appalachian State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 4–2	Clark (4-0)	Cross (1-1)	Watson (8)		391	27–21	12–11
May 8	Appalachian State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 7–10	Cornatzer (3-1)	Patel (1-2)	Kepley (1)		389	27–22	12–12
May 10	Mercer		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 5–11	Sutko (3-2)	Acosta (1-2)	None		305	27–23
May 13	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 10–2	Horton (2-1)	Medlin (1-6)	None		347	28–23	13–12
May 14	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 7–4	Patel (2-2)	Nash (1-6)	Watson (9)		395	29–23	14–12
May 15	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 5–4	Clark (5-0)	Jeans (3-5)	None	ESPN+	289	30–23	15–12
May 19	No. 13 Texas State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 7–8	Nicholas (2-1)	Clark (5-1)	Stivors (16)		389	30–24	15–13
May 20	No. 13 Texas State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 4–5	Wells (7-1)	Patel (2-3)	Stivors (17)		392	30–25	15–14
May 21	No. 13 Texas State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 3–4	Robie (4-0)	Clark (5-2)	Martinez (1)		398	30–26	15–15

Post-season (0–1)

SBC Tournament (0–1)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 24	vs. (10) Louisiana–Monroe	(7)	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	L 5–8	Orton (2-1)	Watson (1-4)	None	ESPN+		30–27	0–1

Schedule Source:^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason

Conference Awards

Newcomer of the Year: May Ryerson – GSU

All Conference First Team

Reid VanScoter (CCU, RS-Sr, P)
Levi Wells (TXST, So, P)
Zeke Woods (TXST, Jr, P)
Tristan Stivors (TXST, Sr, RP)
Julian Brock (LA, So, C)
Carson Roccaforte (LA, So, 1B)
Jesse Sherrill (GASO, Jr, 2B)
Dalton Shuffield (TXST, Sr, SS)
Justin Thompson (TXST, Sr, 3B)
Max Ryerson (GSU, Jr, OF)
Mason Holt (ULM, Sr, OF)
Miles Simington (USA, Sr, OF)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, UT)
Noah Ledford (GASO, RS-Jr, DH)

All Conference Second Team

Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, P)
Michael Knorr (CCU, Sr, P)
Matt Boswell (USA, Sr, P)
Jay Thomspon (GASO, Jr, RP)
Hayden Cross (APP, Jr, C)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1B)
Erick Orbeta (USA, RS-So, 2B)
Griffin Cheney (GSU, Gr, SS)
Dale Thomas (CCU, Jr, 3B)
Noah Dickerson (LR, RS-Jr, OF)
Jose Gonzalez (TXST, Jr, OF)
John Wuthrich (TXST, Sr, OF)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, UT)
Tyler Johnson (CCU, Sr, DH)

References:^[5]

References

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^ "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". Georgia State University. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
^ "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

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